Serendipity.

Melissa's family just joined the local YMCA with a family membership.   They've been taking swimming lessons for some time, and Melissa is hoping to get more active herself.

Meanwhile, Mark's been pushing me to think about broadening my exercise regimen so it's not all swimming all the time.  I need to be more flexible, he says.  What if I get a sinus infection and can't swim for six weeks?  I need a backup plan.  He's right, but I've been unwilling to cut out any swims.  So I've been looking for a third workout per week that I won't be tempted to skip.

While Melissa's family was over at my house the other night for tea, her ten-year-old daughter asked, "Erin, can you and I go swimming together sometime?"  And the light went on.

I always take some time to myself on Saturday mornings.  Why not pick up Melissa and her daughter and hit the Y together?  If Melissa's husband is available, he can watch her three younger children while the three of us take a yoga class together or something.  And if Melissa's husband is busy, as he is some Saturdays, we'll take all the kids to the Y and let the middle two play in the "Kids Gym."  Melissa can walk around the track with the baby, and I can take Meira for a swimming workout.

Of course, I've already got my calendar filled for the next two Saturdays.  But after that -- I think it'll work!  Even better, my parish is on the way home from Melissa's, so I can even add to the routine the half-holy-hour --- no wait, make that a holy half-hour --- I 've been wanting to add to my week but unsure where to cram it in.

And I've been missing Melissa and her family.  Our schedule this year hasn't allowed us many days together.

Funny how everything can come together at once sometimes.

Comments

[mary]

It's such a nice feeling when everything seems to line up! So often it seems we (personally) have a hard time finding "good" times to suit all the parties involved.